UNSPSC 50451800: Frozen organic beans

The type of organic vegetable known as organic beans that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50451800 Frozen organic beans is a Class code that encompasses the procurement of frozen organic bean products—including bulk frozen beans in various preparations and freeze-dried or processed bean formats—for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and general commodity supply. State and local governments actually soliciting under this code acquire frozen beans as components of larger food service contracts rather than as standalone line items; the bean category typically appears alongside broader frozen vegetable, produce, and grocery procurement across school nutrition programs, state food agencies, and county institutions. Issuing bodies soliciting food products under this code include state departments of education and agriculture, county school districts, municipal school systems, and regional cooperative purchasing organizations. The Douglas County School System and other Georgia school districts appear as repeat participants in food service and commodity bidding through cooperative arrangements such as the GEC Buying Cooperative; Dallas Independent School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri also appear among recent solicitors. Frozen beans, when specified, are typically sourced as USDA-compliant, low-sodium, whole-grain-adjacent items meeting Child Nutrition Program standards and domestic-sourcing or Buy American preferences.

Recent procurement activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri. The Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 (issued January 21, 2026, due February 18, 2026) sought a main-line food service distributor to supply entrees, grains, fruits, vegetables, and staples across 32 schools serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000; the City Schools of Decatur IFB (posted April 16, 2026, due May 15, 2026) requested sealed bids for frozen foods and grocery items meeting whole-grain, low-sodium, and zero-trans-fat specifications for the 2026-2027 school year across ten school sites; and Dallas Independent School District RFP JC250079 (issued February 22, 2026, due April 2, 2026) sought various food products not available through main commodity bids for delivery to its Maria Luna Food Service Facilities Warehouse for the 2026-2027 school year. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri posted its grocery items bid (March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items across snacks, fruits, vegetables, breads, grains, cereals, dairy, meats, and prepared entrees, serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily. These opportunities emphasize firm, fixed pricing for full contract periods, inclusion of delivery and packing in quoted prices, compliance with HACCP plans and food safety certifications, E-Verify authorization, and general liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000.